Porgy and Bess (Gershwin, George)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1934-35
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; For 3 voices, orchestra (arr); For voices with orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For trumpet, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); For orchestra with soloists (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For 2 pianos (arr)

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For Violin and Orchestra

 "Bess, you is my woman now" (Act II) (EU)
#715668 - 7.65MB - 5:23 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1181×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Performer Pages Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Milton Katims (conductor)
Publisher Info. None but the lonely heart: Isaac Stern plays great violin favorites
New York: Columbia, 1963. MS 6496.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

"Summertime" (Act I)

For 3 Voices and Orchestra (Rozemond)

 Complete Score (EU)
#614146 - 0.18MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 13957×⇩ - Justus

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⇒ 15 more: Flute 1 • Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Glockenspiel • Solo/Soprano/Alto • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 1 (EU)
#614147 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 702×⇩ - Justus

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 Flute 2 (EU)
#614148 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 386×⇩ - Justus

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 Oboe 1 (EU)
#614149 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 494×⇩ - Justus

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 English Horn (EU)
#614150 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 427×⇩ - Justus

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭) (EU)
#614151 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 665×⇩ - Justus

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 Clarinet 2 (B♭) (EU)
#614152 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 399×⇩ - Justus

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Justus (2020/3/19)

 Horn 1 (F) (EU)
#614153 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 456×⇩ - Justus

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 Horn 2 (F) (EU)
#614154 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 356×⇩ - Justus

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 Glockenspiel (EU)
#614155 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 1031×⇩ - Justus

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 Solo/Soprano/Alto (EU)
#614156 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 1380×⇩ - Justus

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 Violins I (EU)
#614157 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 1150×⇩ - Justus

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 Violins II (EU)
#614158 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 568×⇩ - Justus

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 Violas (EU)
#614159 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 527×⇩ - Justus

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 Cellos (EU)
#614160 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 589×⇩ - Justus

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 Basses (EU)
#614161 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 528×⇩ - Justus

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Justus (2020/3/19)

Arranger H. Justus Rozemond (b. 1965)
Publisher. Info. H. Justus Rozemond, 2020.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 - Non-PD US [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The orchestral accompaniment is a transcription by ear of the original. Parts for vocalists cued in the orchestral parts.
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For Trumpet and Orchestra (Zehar)

 Complete Score (A minor) (EU)
#913225 - 0.05MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 392×⇩ - Uranux

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Uranux (2024/5/6)

⇒ 5 more: Trumpet (B♭) solo • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos • Basses

 Trumpet (B♭) solo (EU)
#913226 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 82×⇩ - Uranux

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 Violins I (EU)
#913227 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 44×⇩ - Uranux

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 Violins II (EU)
#913228 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 29×⇩ - Uranux

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 Cellos (EU)
#913229 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 30×⇩ - Uranux

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 Basses (EU)
#913230 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 30×⇩ - Uranux

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Arranger Farid Zehar
Publisher. Info. Farid Zehar, 2023.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 - Non-PD US [tag/del/mrg]
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For Cello and Piano (Cellofun.eu)

 Complete Score and Cello Part (EU)
#705442 - 0.15MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 4429×⇩ - Cellofun.eu

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 Engraving Files (XML) (EU)
#869506 - 0.03MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/31/!N - 205×⇩ - Cellofun.eu

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Cellofun.eu (2021/6/3)

Arranger Cellofun.eu
Publisher. Info. Cellofun.eu
Copyright
Public Domain (dedicated) - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This version has fingering and bowing suggestions. For best results, print on A4-size paper with no margins. For a clean part, an easier version, and a play-along audio accompaniment (all free), go to cellofun.eu
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For Piano (Rubinstein)

 Complete Score (EU)
#13355 - 0.40MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/41/V - 91521×⇩ - Jujimufu

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Jujimufu (2007/9/6)

Arranger Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952)
Publisher. Info. New York: Gershwin Publishing Corp., 1945. Plate 59.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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"I got plenty o' nuttin'" (Act II)

For Piano (Rubinstein)

 Complete Score (EU)
#13353 - 0.23MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/41/V - 17027×⇩ - Jujimufu

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Arranger Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952)
Publisher. Info. New York: Gershwin Publishing Corp., 1945. Plate 58.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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"Bess, you is my woman now" (Act II)

For 2 Pianos

 Complete Score (EU)
#12269 - 0.25MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/N/C - 20244×⇩ - ValeriyaSholokh...

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For Piano (Rubinstein)

 Complete Score (EU)
#13352 - 0.40MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/41/V - 14954×⇩ - Jujimufu

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Arranger Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952)
Publisher. Info. New York: Gershwin Publishing Corp., 1945. Plate 60.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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"It ain't necessarily so" (Act II)

For Piano (Rubinstein)

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Arranger Beryl Rubinstein (1898-1952)
Publisher. Info. New York: Gershwin Publishing Corp., 1945. Plate 61.
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"I loves you, Porgy" (Act II)

For Piano (Manookian)
See: Concert Paraphrase on Gershwin's 'I Loves You, Porgy' (Manookian, Jeff)

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General Information

Work Title Porgy and Bess
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 波吉和贝丝; 波吉和貝絲; Порги и Бесс; 포기와 베스; פורגי ובס; Porgy y Bess; Porgy és Bess; Porgy ja Bess; Поргі і Бесс; ポーギーとベス; Porgy og Bess; Porgy och Bess; 波吉与贝丝; Պորգի ու Բես; Порги и Бес; Porgi və Bess
Name Aliases Porgy e Bess; Porgy & Bess; Porgy und Bess; キャットフィッシュ・ロウ; Porgi i Bes; Porgy i Bess; 波吉與貝絲
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185892626; LCCN: n82217189; GND: 300057946
Composer Gershwin, George
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGG 13
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1934-35
First Performance. 1935-09-30 in Boston: Colonial Theatre
First Publication. 1935 - New York: George Gershwin Music, 559 pages.
Copyright Information Although purely instrumental selections and arrangements are permitted for this piece items containing any text by the author(s) listed below cannot be added to the main server (located in Canada) until 70 years after the death of the author(s). Items with text first published before 1929 or otherwise confirmed as public domain in the United States can be uploaded to the US server only.
Librettist DuBose Heyward (1885-1940)
Ira Gershwin (1896-1983)
Dorothy Heyward (1890-1961)
Based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy.
Language English
Dedication To My Parents
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Roles (blacks)
Porgy, a disabled beggar (bass-baritone)
Bess, Crown's girl (soprano)
Crown, a tough stevedore (baritone)
Sporting (Sportin') Life, a dope peddler (tenor)
Robbins, an inhabitant of Catfish Row (tenor)
Serena, Robbins's wife (soprano)
Jake, a fisherman (baritone)
Clara, Jake's wife (soprano)
Maria, keeper of the cook-shop (contralto)
Mingo (tenor)
Peter, the honey man (tenor)
Lily, Peter's wife (soprano)
Frazier, a "lawyer" (baritone)
Annie (mezzo-soprano)
Strawberry woman, a street vendor (mezzo-soprano)
Jim, a cotton picker (baritone)
Undertaker (baritone)
Nelson (tenor)
Crab man, a street vendor (tenor)
Scipio, a small boy (boy soprano)

Roles (whites, all spoken)

Mr. Archdale, a white lawyer
Detective
Policeman
Coroner

Chorus

Orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Internet Broadway Database
Vocal score (Alfred)
Porgy and Bess -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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